As employers, we stand for the idea that matters of importance for Estonia must be discussed by talking frankly about things.

Kai Realo EN

KAI REALO

As employers, we must acknowledge that the quality and effectiveness of our employees’ work depends, first and foremost, on the organisation of work and on resource management skills. People, as the most complex resource, need special attention. Involvement, mutual respect and purposeful action are the foundation of a new management culture, and we wish to make our contribution to implement that mindset.

Valdo Kalm EN

VALDO KALM

Every employer can and must create real new value that develops not only their business but benefits the Estonian economy and society as a whole.

Mati Polli EN

MATI POLLI

Entrepreneurs have the role of keeping society’s blood pumping, its thoughts alert and its focus on the intended goal. We can only do this by example.

Jüri Käo EN

JÜRI KÄO

The employer’s role is to help increase general well-being by developing their company. Being a visible spokesperson in the community, the employer can contribute to the growth of a new generation of capable entrepreneurs.

We believe that private sector employers are the key to the development of Estonia and the welfare of its people. Realising this responsibility, we have intentionally taken an active role in improving life in Estonia. The Estonian Employers’ Confederation stands for a vital Estonia, being the voice of employers in Estonia and internationally. Our mission is to contribute to Estonia’s economic growth and improve the standard of living of its people.

To that end, we:

influence legislators and the government to take decisions contributing to economic growth and a better enterprise environment;

provide entrepreneurs and their associations with knowledge to help them grow and achieve more;

inform the public about the economy and the role of employers and entrepreneurs.

The Estonian Employers’ Confederation includes all the main industrial associations and many large businesses in Estonia. Directly and through industry associations, we represent more than 1500 companies employing in excess of 145,000 people.

We are the only enterprise organisation in Estonia recognised as a social partner, as we represent employers in the councils of the Estonian Health Insurance Fund, the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund and the Estonian Qualifications Authority and in negotiations on the national minimal wage. We support an economic environment in which social partners take as large a share as possible of the decisions affecting the labour market without the government’s intervention.